The establishment of the Secretariat of the Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) is a milestone in the development of closer ties among member jurisdictions of the regional organisation.
The Secretariat was set up shortly after the APCCA’s 21st annual meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, last October, which endorsed the recommendations of the Working Group on APCCA Support Services.
Apart from providing vital support services to members, it also serves as the focal contact point between the APCCA and its members.
The Secretariat is co-sponsored by the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department (CSD) and the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) for a term of two years.
Under a co-operative agreement between the two jurisdictions, CSD is responsible for general administrative duties and liaison work. These include the distribution of reports and discussion guide; compilation of regional statistics and updating the Conference Planning Guide; and handling of communications from APCCA members and external bodies, except those addressed to the web-master of the APCCA web-site.
SPS undertakes the tasks of publishing the APCCA Newsletter and, supervising and maintaining the web-site.
They each sponsor its secretariat office by absorbing the operational costs, save for items that are borne by the APCCA Fund, such as the material costs of the newsletter production.
Communication with the APCCA Secretariat can be made to Mr Mathias Chan at the Correctional Services Department Headquarters, 27th Floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Mr Chan can also be contacted at telephone number (852) 2582 5205 or fax (852) 2582 8513. His email address is: chan_mathias_kc@csd.gov.hk
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